MSU safety Montae Nicholson declares for NFL draft
December 29th, 2016 at 10:54 PM ^
Like rats off a sinking ship.
December 29th, 2016 at 10:55 PM ^
Old news, but thx for playing!
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December 29th, 2016 at 10:58 PM ^
Not really. He was rumored to be leaving but he officially declared tonight.
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December 30th, 2016 at 12:18 AM ^
I wonder why he didn't wait til after his bowl game
December 30th, 2016 at 4:03 AM ^
He decided he was going to skip his bowl game like fournette and McCaffrey did. His teammates were so supportive that they joined in as well
December 30th, 2016 at 7:15 AM ^
An enthusiastic upvote for you.
December 30th, 2016 at 8:22 AM ^
Kid wanted to come to UM but Hoke passed on him
Go Blue!
December 29th, 2016 at 10:55 PM ^
I guess I should declare too?
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December 29th, 2016 at 11:24 PM ^
What exactly???
December 29th, 2016 at 11:00 PM ^
Tough loss for MSU. He is running away and not looking back...all too similar to his coverage skills.
December 29th, 2016 at 11:23 PM ^
Reminds me of when Ernest Shazor declared early. Wouldn't be surprised if Montae had the same fate.
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December 29th, 2016 at 11:50 PM ^
Shazor was 1st-team AA. His was a far more tragic fate.
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December 30th, 2016 at 1:45 AM ^
This is something that always confused me. I was kind of young when he went undrafted. Was there ever a determined reason why this happened and he never caught on in the NFL?
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December 30th, 2016 at 2:06 AM ^
Coverage busts.
December 30th, 2016 at 2:28 AM ^
playing safety. He was huge and not very fast. Great run stopper, big hitter, bad in coverage. I recall that working in the Big Ten at that time, but definitely wouldn't have worked as a safety in the NFL and probably couldn't move to LB.
December 30th, 2016 at 8:38 AM ^
He probably would be drafted as a linebacker in today's NFL. He was just about 10 years to early. Man, that guy could pack a whollop.
December 30th, 2016 at 8:38 AM ^
Guy hit like a train
December 30th, 2016 at 3:22 AM ^
Didn't he vanish...like missing persons vanish?? I swear this is not a troll that's literally the last thing I remember hearing about him
December 30th, 2016 at 9:01 AM ^
is based purely on hype and highlight reels, Shazor is it.
December 30th, 2016 at 10:29 AM ^
Take it fwiw, but in addition to what others have mentioned, the rumor was the UM staff wasn't exactly disappointed he left early.
December 30th, 2016 at 3:13 AM ^
Meant it more in the sense of a guy that thinks much more highly of himself than actual scouts do. All-American doesn't mean a whole lot since it's mostly a popularity contest.
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December 29th, 2016 at 11:50 PM ^
but Shazor was a first team all-american (AP) his final year. All Nicholson could garner was honorable mention all big ten.
December 29th, 2016 at 10:57 PM ^
He is pretty good, but I've heard he was one of their "me first" players they had this season with sub par leadership. Montae, Malik, And O'Connor will be addition by subtraction
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December 29th, 2016 at 10:59 PM ^
*loses star players*
"addition by subtraction"
I don't think so
December 29th, 2016 at 11:05 PM ^
What made him a star? He is a great athlete who constantly blew coverage and missed tackles. Dantoni has made a living with sub par athletes who follow assignments and tackle.
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December 29th, 2016 at 11:09 PM ^
Dantonio*
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December 29th, 2016 at 11:17 PM ^
Mike D'Antoni
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December 29th, 2016 at 11:19 PM ^
Mork*
Ftfy
December 29th, 2016 at 11:54 PM ^
Mork San Antonio
December 30th, 2016 at 12:50 AM ^
Mike DiGiorno
December 30th, 2016 at 3:23 AM ^
it's not delivery, it's...
December 30th, 2016 at 5:08 AM ^
He'll deliver your pizza sometime in the next 3-9 hours. He'll be laying in the weeds by your front door, then jump out and deliver it when you least suspect it.
December 29th, 2016 at 11:11 PM ^
That's about as good as star players get on a 3-9 team
December 29th, 2016 at 11:18 PM ^
Montae is an excellent athlete and should have been their Jabrill. In the box on the majority of snaps, not covering receivers 20 yards down the field. Their coaches really fucked him.
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December 29th, 2016 at 11:30 PM ^
Exactly, Dantonio is way too stubborn to change his philosophies, this is why low end recruits who fit his system and do exactly what he says will always work for him, problem is when you don't have those guys you go 3-9
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December 30th, 2016 at 8:18 AM ^
but is terrible at coaching up 4 and 5*'s?
He should have a powerhouse with this year's class.
December 30th, 2016 at 9:14 AM ^
My cat would have been a star in that defensive backfield.
December 29th, 2016 at 10:57 PM ^
Msu loses Hicks, Cox, and Nicholson next year. None of these guys were very good but you have to think that if there was someone better behind them, they would be starting in their secondary.
December 29th, 2016 at 11:00 PM ^
Demetrious Cox was one of the worst cornerbacks I have ever seen play. Watching him this year reminds me of 2010 mash up of J.T. Floyd, James Rogers, and Cullen Christian.
December 29th, 2016 at 11:34 PM ^
TOBY!
He was primarily a safety which is why he probably looked like a bad corner :P.
They took Justin Layne, a WR freshman and converted him to a corner and he apparently passed about 7 guys on the depth chart at corner to be a starter from mid season on. Which says a lot about their 2014 and 2015 classes of corners....
#LotsOfFlyingZone
December 29th, 2016 at 11:52 PM ^
According to my Sparty buddies, the two positions they haven't recruited well in recent years are dbs and ol. This is why the Ambry thomas thing was such a big blow. They've done much better with WRs and D Linemen.
December 29th, 2016 at 11:55 PM ^
Yes, people have been acting like MSU was a young team this year when actually they started a ton of upperclassmen.
December 30th, 2016 at 9:05 AM ^
I think those guys were better, but they were mostly freshmen.
December 29th, 2016 at 10:57 PM ^
He would rather get drafted in the 7th round than return to that dumpster fire.
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December 30th, 2016 at 6:41 AM ^
He will most likely go the UDFA route. If hes lucky.
December 30th, 2016 at 8:41 AM ^
If Christian Hackenburg can be a 2nd round pick, Monte Nicholson might just be drafted. I'll say it now: I bet he's drafted as a Linebacker.
December 29th, 2016 at 10:59 PM ^
I believe the "fly zone" is moving to an NFL practice squad near you.
December 29th, 2016 at 10:59 PM ^
Garrett Moores has as good a shot at getting drafted.
December 29th, 2016 at 11:02 PM ^
Their dl and qb could step up next year but they do lose a ton of players on both sides of the ball. 3/5 OL starters, 2/3 WR starters, 3/4 dbs, Price, Riley Bullough, Mcdowell etc. Hard to see a dramatic turnaround.
December 29th, 2016 at 11:06 PM ^
Facts like this mess up the Sparty apologist narrative about reloading.